‘Only the weak will fail’: Trump tees off as $6 trillion vanishes in Market meltdown triggered by ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Donald Trump dismissed the worst US market crash since the pandemic, brushing off investor panic as a "great time to get rich". His sweeping tariffs have sparked a global trade war, drawing retaliation from China and warnings from economists about recession and inflation. While markets reeled and global leaders called for calm, Trump posted defiant messages from his golf course, insisting his strategy would boost US manufacturing and force trade concessions. Critics warn the fallout could be far-reaching and painful.